Neural network applications for automatic new topic identification
Online Information ReviewPublished 1 February 2005
Seda Özmutlu, Fatih Çavdur
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An artificial neural network is proposed to identify automatically topic changes in a user session by using the statistical characteristics of queries, such as time intervals and query reformulation patterns to identify topic changes within a user search session.
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Purpose - This study aims to propose an artificial neural network to identify automatically topic changes in a user session by using the statistical characteristics of queries, such as time intervals and query reformulation patterns.
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